Obama portraits unveiled at National Portrait Gallery

Portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery Monday morning.

Former President Obama's portrait shows himself sitting in a chair, leaning forward, arms crossed with elbows on his knees and a serious look on his face. The artist, Kehinde Wiley, is a New York City portrait painter with a history of painting black people in heroic poses, according to Wiley's website and Wikipedia page.